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UN inquiry accuses Israel of 'extermination' in the West Bank

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The commission says 254 Palestinians were killed by airstrikes in the West Bank between Oct 7, 2023 and Sep 30, 2026, compared with six from 2008 to Oct 6, 2023.

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Jordan arrests three suspects over the deadly church attack

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Gunmen killed eight people at a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak province on Friday, and security forces arrested three suspects on Monday.

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Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani officials head to Tehran for talks

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are sending senior officials to Tehran for a joint meeting, according to Saudi and Iranian officials.

Attackers kill a nurse responding to an Ebola case in the DR Congo

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The attack took place Saturday in Bafwasende, in Tshopo province, and another health worker was severely injured, the World Health Organization said. Local authorities have not commented.

India restricts cartoonists' Instagram accounts and posts under its IT Rules

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Cartoonist Satish Acharya's Instagram profile was blocked in India from Sep 28 to Oct 6, and again for three days this week. Meta said it may temporarily restrict accounts to comply with India's IT Rules.

European defence ministers meet in Paris to discuss support for Ukraine

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Defence ministers of five European powers meet in Paris on Monday, according to French officials. They will discuss Ukraine, European defence and the conflict in the Middle East.

China's Communist Party leaders open a four-day meeting on party discipline

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Roughly 300 members of the Central Committee are attending the closed-door plenum, which began on Monday and ends Thursday.

US military says it helped Gulf states export 1.5 billion barrels of oil

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US Central Command says it helped Gulf countries export more than 1.5 billion barrels of oil since June, with more than 3,000 commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz.